Often, the memory that lingers in one’s mind of a horror film is a frightening image: the spraying blood from a slasher’s hacked-up victim; the ominous apparition in an elegant ghost picture; the ...

Sound is, without a doubt, one of the most fundamental pillars of a good horror game. Everything, from the music to the creaks and footsteps, has to be in order to ...

What you find scary will be very different from what scares me. Whether it’s a jumpscare, sound design, or a unique and unsettling atmosphere, there are few moments in video games that have sent ...

I was recently watching a scene from the 2025 film Weapons for a monograph I’m writing and noticed a familiar sound: a low, unsettling drone as a character walks down a hallway. It’s the same kind of ...